proposition

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
  2. noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  3. noun an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

Etymology

From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.

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